PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Fleming has chosen T.N.T. as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quin
vs
Fleming

195 cm
26
190 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

172 cm
37
195 lbs
23 - 29 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Sun-Tzu

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GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleming tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fleming tries to close the distance and clinch but Quin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fleming has managed to clinch.
Quin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Quin blocks the elbow strike.
Quin lands a shoulder strike.
Quin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fleming being controlled against the cage.
Fleming throws a punch but it's blocked by Quin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fleming blocks a body shot from Quin.
Quin lands a left hand.
Quin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short uppercut from Quin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quin blocks an elbow strike from Fleming.
Fleming misses with a punch on the inside.
Quin blocks an uppercut.
Fleming looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quin struggles to land a body shot inside as Fleming controls his hands.
Fleming misses with a knee strike.
Fleming trying to land knees to the body.
Fleming blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Quin.
Fleming misses with an elbow over the top.
Quin has Fleming pressed against the cage.
Quin stalling against the cage.
Quin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quin has a couple of punches blocked by Fleming.
Fleming landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming lands an elbow that stopped Quin in his tracks for a moment.
Quin blocks an elbow strike from Fleming.
Fleming creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fleming pushes off an throws an elbow but Quin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fleming throws an elbow but misses.
Fleming lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fleming up against the cage.
Fleming tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fleming comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fleming has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Quin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Quin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fleming doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Quin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Quin to work.
Fleming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quin avoids it.
Fleming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quin.
Fleming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quin.
Fleming tries a knee to the head but Quin blocks it.
Quin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Quin throws a head punch that misses.
Quin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quin misses with a punch to the body.
Quin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Quin looking to stall.

Fleming gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Quin regains guard.
Quin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fleming accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fleming manages to get himself to full guard.

Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Fleming has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quin is working Fleming over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Quin cracks Fleming with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleming looking to control.
Quin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Quin trying to control the position from guard on top but Fleming is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fleming wants to sweep but no luck.
Quin forces his way into half guard.
Fleming moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Quin preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Matt Quin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fleming ducks right into an uppercut from Quin.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Fleming rushes Quin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quin misses with a punch on the inside.
Quin cracks Fleming with a nice body shot.
Fleming tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fleming misses with a punch on the inside.
Fleming creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Quin's defenses.
Quin avoids a wild elbow strike from Fleming.
Fleming pushes off an throws an elbow but Quin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fleming misses with an elbow strike.
Quin misses with a punch to the body.
Quin blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleming comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quin takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin is leaning against Fleming and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fleming creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fleming tries a knee to the head but Quin blocks it.
Quin avoids a wild elbow strike from Fleming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin is leaning against Fleming and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fleming creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Quin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fleming looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fleming tries to land knees in the clinch but Quin avoids the damage to the body.
Fleming tries to land knees in the clinch but Quin avoids the damage to the body.
Quin is pressed up against the cage. Fleming has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Quin down to the mat. Quin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Quin pushes Fleming up against the cage in a clinch.
Quin misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fleming.
Quin scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Scott Fleming has been cut.
Quin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quin is looking to control Fleming's arms but Fleming gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quin has his back to the cage.
Quin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Quin.
Fleming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fleming tries to land knees in the clinch but Quin avoids the damage to the body.
Fleming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quin blocks it with crossed arms.
Fleming is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Quin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fleming misses with a knee strike.
Quin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
Fleming working aggressively here.
Fleming using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fleming throws an elbow that misses.
Quin scores with a shoulder strike.

Fleming is rocked!
Quin throws a punch but it's blocked by Fleming.
Quin is leaning against Fleming and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fleming.
Quin pushes Fleming back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleming is still on wobbly legs! Can Quin finish him?
Quin dodges an elbow strike from Fleming.
Quin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quin takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fleming.
Fleming throws a punch but it's blocked by Quin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fleming.
Quin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fleming.
Quin throws a head punch that misses.
Matt Quin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fleming misses with an elbow over the top.
Quin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fleming tries for a takedown but Quin manages to get underhooks.
Fleming being controlled against the cage.
Fleming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quin avoiding damage as Fleming throws knees to the body.
Quin misses with the head strike.
Quin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fleming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quin dodges an elbow strike from Fleming.
Quin misses with a punch on the inside.
Quin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Quin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Matt Quin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Fleming.
Fleming blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fleming just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quin's brow.
Fleming seems to have recovered his senses.
Quin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fleming landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
Fleming throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Quin.
Quin trying to control the position but instead, Fleming has worked for underhooks and has pushed Quin into the cage.
Quin lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin avoids a wild elbow strike from Fleming.
Quin avoids a wild elbow strike from Fleming.
Fleming tries to land knees in the clinch but Quin avoids the damage to the body.
Fleming tries for a takedown. No joy.
Quin is trying to stall.
Quin avoids a wild elbow strike from Fleming.
Quin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
Fleming has a couple of punches blocked by Quin.
Quin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Quin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Quin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quin lands a big right hand that drops Fleming! The killer instinct kicks in and Quin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Quin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Quin!
A victorious Matt Quin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.